Arqam
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.
Arqam by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Arqam.
What we can tell you about Arqam
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arqam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arhammost merciful or compassionate238 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aramhigh, exalted20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arsam5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abramhigh father; alternate form of Abraham739 in the US (2017)
- Aryannoble; variant of Arjun151 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arjanbright, shining; a form of Arjun120 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Arqam
Names that are said the same way as Arqam, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Arkham9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arqam
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